Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) Deployment

IPv4 addresses, used on the Internet, are 32 bits long. While that is a lot of bits, there are more devices wanting Internet connectivity than there are IPv4 addresses. The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) IPv4 “countdown” leaves no doubt that IPv4 addresses are very quickly becoming extinct, so it is no surprise that IPv6, the next generation of IP, is becoming a hot issue. IPv6 addresses have 128 bits, allowing a huge number of addresses to be created.

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PMP Formula of the Week: Risky Task

You are in the Executing phase of your project. As project manager, you receive weekly status reports on work progress from team members. In reviewing their input, you are particularly interested in two tasks: task 89 has an EST (estimated start time) of 45 and a LST (late start time) of 58 and task 101 has an EST of 64 and a LST of 51. Which of these tasks is riskiest?

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